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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-02-12
Muslc,s EFFECT ON NERVES.
Slow Music Exerts Calming Influence.
How TO Rouse the Spirits.


How 60 Rouse the Spirits.
The fact remains that music does act
powerfully on the majority of nervous
systems, and there is reason TO think that
the brain is not alone affected. For OK
ample, the movement of the lower limbs,
both in dancing and in marching. are
distinctly influenced by music, inde-
pendently of the consciousness. When
tho brain at first participates in the ex-
citement produced it may become en-
crossed with other matters, and rhythmical
muscular movements of the extremities,
and in lesser degree OF the trunk, win
be continued automatically in harmony
with the music.
Direct impressions on the cerebral CEN
ters are probably transmitted through
the auditory center. Thus monotonOus
and slow music viii exert calming in
fiuence, provided it be not too slow to be
in harmony with the nerve habit of the
individual, as in that case it may irritate.
1t is also essential to the success Of any
endeavor to bring the brain under con-
troll Of music, that it should first arrest
the attention either by its power or sweet
ness, and then gradually conduct the
organism into harmony with itself. A
measured cadence of the sort likely to
calm the mind is more likely to augment
than to allay irritation, unless it begin
with powerful appeal to the brain in
key which accords with that in which
the cerebrum is at the moment itself
working. This has not, perhaps, been
sufficiently well understood in some at
tempts which have been made, expert
mentally, to use music as remedial
measure
So with endeavors to rouse the spirit
by music, the opening needs to be plant
i've and in the key of melancholy which
harmonizes with the brain state of the
patient. The attention being arrested
and the cerebrum reached through the
auditory center, the key must be grad
ually changed and the time quickencd in
such manner as to change the brain state.
No great progress will be made with the
employment of sound, and form and
color. as remedial agents, powerful as
these agents really are, until we dismiss
the unscientific idea of ssmind," and
begin to regard the brain as an organ
which, like all other parts of the body,
obeys physical laws and performs it's
functions by purely physical processes.
London Lancet.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-02-12

As finish or covering for walls and
ceilings pulverized steatite is coming into
use quite satisfactorily. It II simply
soapstonc. 1t takes a high polish. is
pearl gray in tint, is said to present the
best possible surface for painting, either
in oil or water color, and, what Is very
desirable, win neither crack nor chip. It
is claimed for it that it is a non-condmc-
tor and non-absorbent; that it can 10
washed without injury; nails can lc
driven into it without damage; when
subject to heat, moisture and chemical
fumes it gives no smell, and it does not
turn yellow with age It IS thought to
be specially adapted for hospitals. fac-
tories, cellars, markets, etc. Boston
Budget.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-02-12

And yet, every year brings up its
group of ambitious young American
ladies, tenderly nurtured beings, who de-
sire to ego on the stage" They gener-
ally come off again IN a year or two, and
conclude that plain sewing or school
teaching would be paradise as compared
to the life of 'slady actress.
If she goes off with a distinguished
actress like Modjeska she is not allowed to
stop at the same hotel with her; that is
not etiquette. She may be allowed to
play some very inferior part, and be
hissed for her pains for doing it badly
She is put under the care of the old
woman who plays the part of .fThe
Dowager" so elegantly, and finds that
her guardian is a vulgar old person who
drinks too much. But we will suppose
her to be philosophic and patient girl,
capable of living down all these Disagree
ments Of the first year; but she has
has learned. alasI that the play looks bet
ter before the foOtlights than it does be-
hind it; that she has stepped on the
wrong side Of the illusion. 1t Is not alone
that tinsel reigns instead Of gold, or that
looking glasses are madeof muslin.
or the ugly company Of ropes and pulleys.
dust and dirt everywhere; it is not alone
that she mgsst rub ber hands with chalk
at every movement. else they look black.
No. She learns that she has stepped into
another world whence all the fun of
private tIleatricals has vanished. She
learns that she has stepped into another
world where all that she learned in her
own world goes for nothing. Her re-
f1nement and education, her ladylike
air and pose, which she thought would
fit her for the portrayal Of ladylike
characters, these are all worse than use
less. She has been obliged to raise her
voice and discard her manner, for the
trainer has pronounced both Intellectual.
However, she has conquered her awk-
ward stage walk, and has learned that
the stage runs down hill. She has
reasoned that the primer Of any language
Is FUN Of difficulties. She SAYS to her
self that she viii succeed, that it Is
weak to be discouraged, that only
towards run away. Mrs. John Sheldon
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-02-12
Deflclencv Of Polite Language.

"This eternal beg pardon intimation
that you have failed to hear. is beginning
to be tiresome, growled an old gentle
man the other day. What Is too
abrupt and 'how?' is execrable, and yet
some other form besides beg pardon
could be used. Why not sometimes say
Ididn't hear you, or please repeat that,
or excuse my inattention. Then, too, the
speaker sometimes talks in such an indis-
tinct, inarticulate manner that he is the
one who ought to say beg pardon, and
not the patient listener. Philadelphia
Call.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-02-12

Mountain lions attain prodigious size.
Specimens are often killed measuring nine
feet from tip to tip and weighing not far
from $50 to 800 pounds. Many more,
measuring from ten to eleven feet, are
frequently bagged, and occasionally a
monster reaching twelve feet in the clear
and perhaps longer is brought down BY
some lucky and daring hunter. The hide
of this animal makes an excellent rug.
Scarcely ranch in the whole Rocky
mountain region is without mountain
lion skin on the floor. One cattle ranch
on Powder river has every room carpctcd
with handsome skins Of this animal The
hide is bright brown on the back and
rump, but fades away into soft white
brown towards the sides and becomes al
most pure white under the belly. The
tail is tipped with white and the head,
eyes, ears, nose and features are an exact
reproduction Of the domestic cat on q
larger scale. The feet and claws are like
those of "Tom and Maria. IN Montana
cor. Philadelphia Times.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-02-12

WANTED.-A PARTNER, with a small
Wv capital, to help to start STEAM SAW
MILL in the suburbs of this city. Address
Lock Box 2e23, Annapolis, Md.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-02-12
A Winged Romt.

A boat has been successfully propelled
on the Seine by means of artificial wings
acting on the air and driven by a rotating
wheel.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-02-12
SPECIAL NOTICE.

We viii Insert I'm this column advertise
meats Of Wants, For Rent, For sale, Lest.
Found, &C., not exceeding four lines. ONE
WEEK. or less, for 90 Cents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-02-12
MONEY no LOAN

IHOR SALE.-A stylish BAY MARE, JAG.
Il GER and HARM kSS. Enquire OF
dec.27-w.l IN. YOUNG.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-02-12

ErOR SALE OR HIRE.-A 20 foot Bat
n TEAU. suitable for oystering. win sell
at bargain or hire 1t out at reasonable price.
Apply at III CAPITAL Office.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05

Peculiar success appears to nsve at
tended the method adopted IN , kue
Beaubourg, Paris, for the distribution
of mechanical motive power, the pm.
cip'e adopted in this case being that OF
rarIled air. BY means Of a large steam
engine, a vacuum of rs per cent.
is produced in a pipe, and from which
smaller tubes branch of to a Work
shsp; the workshops are seyerally pro
vlded with small motors, worked, OF
course, by means Of the difference OF
pre- sure between the density OF air IN
the tube and that of the atmosphere
and thus the power can be distributed
in quantities no greater than may be
needed to work. a sewing-macllne, Tor
instance. Each workman is supplied
with an automatic registering appara.
tug, ard as lie is able to shut OF the
power when it is not requi ej, he Is
charged only for the quantity a tually
used; a fixed monthly Ie1t Is charged
in addition to the installation, the rent
bt ing propoltionate to the size Of the
motor IN tie wOrkman's room. Inc
principle of rarifed airha3 been adopted
In preference TO that OF compressed air,
because there s less danger Of accident,
and the Inconvenience which might
ar SO from the chilling consequences OF
Using Composed air IN small work.
shops axe avo dsd. The importance OF
the economic distribution of mot We
power in fractional quantities in Paris,
is indicated by t. statement that, III
one municipal division alone, there ara
i've thousand persons engaged in small
industries, who require in the aggre-
gate fIom one thousand to twelve hun
ired horsepower per day.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05

The Chinese Government are
stated to have ordered two captive bal.
looms from Paris, and have provided
for practical aeronauts and proper ma.
chlnery for manufacturing hydrogen
gas.
"A citizen of Mount Vernon, n. Y,
has sued that village for $50, 900 dam.
ages. The complaint sets forth that an
open sewer pollutes the neighborhood
where he resides, and renders life I'M
bearable.
"A bed of cream and white colored
marble has been discovered just in the
edge of Rome, Ga. A company has
been formed to develop the marble,
which is there IL almost exhaustless
quantities.
"A white otter, sc inches long
twelve inches longer than the common
brown otter-and said to be the first
n of the kind ever seen il this eoun.
try, has been received by q New York
turrier. 1t is from Hudson's Bay.
"A California correspondent de-
scrlbes a grape vine growing in Santa
Barbara county, which IS So years old,
and which produces annually from TO-
900 to l 1900 pounds of grapes, many OF
the punches weighing six and seven
pounds.
The laying bare of the paws of the
great sphinx endorses the fact that
Greek travellers were fond Of inseribing
their names and jokes on them. Prof.
Maspero is to endeavor to declpher
these inscriptions and the originals of
certain witticisms on the plumber, ice
cream, green apples, the church fair
oyster, bald-headed men and mother.in.
avs are among the looked for results.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05
FAcETIE.

THE KING Of Hanover and His
Court Ball.-Once at dinner the Duke
of Altenburg, who was in poor clrcum-
stances, father of the crown princess,
sat nearly opposite to the King of Han
over. During a pause his Majesty
called across the table: Joseph, a
glass of champagne; you don't get that
Marshal came In, bearing In his hand a
large dispatch, with a broad black rim
Of deep morning. 1t was the official
announcement of the death of an old
archduchess of Austria. The King,
who had sent out cards for a court ball,
declined to realize the interesting fact,
aud said, without breaking the seal:
There. there; take it away. l know
all about 1t. Let her die next week "
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05

n German professor spent twenty
years in studying the habits and charac.
teristics Of a certain snail, and learned
this interesting fact concerning 1t. GA
lha Pacific coast of America, where it
is found in great abundance, it is preyed
upon by a certain fish which aboundS
in the Pacific Ocean. AS an aid IN
escaping from its formidable enemy, 1t
has been provided with an eye on the
back of its head. The same snail is
found on the Atlantic coast, exactly
like its far western brother in every
particular except it has no posterlol
eye. And the reason for this is that
there is no responding fish to prey
upon it in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05

The best books for us are not always
those which the wise recommend, but
often those which meet our peculiar
wants, and the natural thirst of our
minds, and which therefore, awaken
interest and rivet thought
The love of glory, the fear of shame,
the design of making a fortune, the
desire of rendering life easy and agreea.
BILE, and the humor of pulling down
other people are often the causes of
that valor 50 celebrated among men.
The soul may be compared to a field
of battle where the armies are ready al
every moment to encounter. Not a
single vice has a more powerful oppo,
nent, and not u virtue but may be
overcome by a combination of vices.
1t is safe to say that there would
be y great deal more bread cast
upon the waters than there is, il
people were only sure it would bC
returned to them with ten per cent
interest. 1t is the uncertainty of the
investment that makes people hesitate.
If you wish to make yourself agreea.
bic TO any one, talk as much as you
please about his or her affairs, and a:
little as possible about your own
People are such downright egotist'
themselves that they cannot tolerat,
egotlsm in others.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05

1T a recent meeting Of the Physio-
logical Society of Berlin 1t was stated
TIA. when the bee has filed the cell
either with pure honey or a mixture Of
~pollendough and honey, and has com
pleted the lid, a drop Of formic acid
obtained from the poison bag con-
nected with the sting is added to the
honey by p~ertorating the lid with the
sting Numerous experiments show
that this formlc acid preserves honey
and every other solution from fermen-
tation. If this be well established, il
will show that the sting and the poison
apparatus of the bee has a further pur-
pose than that of a defensive and often
siye weapon. Another interesting fact
suggests itself in connection with this.
So far as is known most of the insects
that have singing apparatus similar tc
that of the bee are collectors and storeri
Of honey.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05
There Shall ba no Alps.

When Napoleon talked of invading Italy
one of his officers said 'But, sire, remem-
Der the Alps" To an ordinary man these
would have seemed simply insurmounta-
Bile, but Napoleon responded eagerly
"There shall be no Alps" SO the famous
Simplon pass was made. Disease, like a
mountain; stands in the way of fame, for
tune and honor to many who by DR..
PIerce's Golden Medical Discovery"
might be healed and so the mountain would
disappear. 1t is specific for all blood,
chronic lung and liver diseases, such as
consumption (Which is s~crofula of the
lungs), pimples, blotches, eruptions, tu-
mors, swellings, fever-sores and kindred
complaints.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05

M. Delahaye has instituted a comparl-
son of the relative merits Of compressed
air and electricity as a motive force for
machines in mines. For long distances
he says that the latter has the adyan-
tage, and the plant required and the
expense of maintenance are less than
in the case of compressed air. In the
coal mines of Zankerode and Opel, in
Saxony. electricity has for some time
been employed to work a ventilatlng
fan and draw trains of coal. The fan
is distant from the machine which gen.
crates the electricity about $500 feet,
and there is an available force Of As per
cent. To work the electric locomotive
81 per cent is found to be utilized, al
though the generator of the electricity,
in thiI instance, is 1000 feet away.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05

When a man pulls out his sixpence
and gives that when he is laying by
thousands of pounds, l can only con,
slider that he forms a pretty accurate
measurement Of the value of his relig-
ion.
One gentle, tender-hearted visitor tC
a Jail will sometimes soften and shape
the hearts of the obiurate, who have
long detied punishments and threats.
The world can never be scared out of its
sins.
We can easily manage if We only
take, each day, the burden appointed
for it, But the load will be too heavy
for Us if we add to its weight the bur-
den of tomorrow before we are called
to bear 1t.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05

ACCORDING to the Ghemiker Zeitung,
III. Muller has evaporated SKINNED
milk in a vacuum, so as to obtain a per-
manent product, which can be presery-
ed for many months in a dry atmos.
phere, and which has valuable allmen-
tary properties. He thinks that 1t may
be of great use in pastry, and in various
kinds of baking, and the best sugar of
milk al be made from it. The skim
med milk which IS collected In diaries
and cheese factories Is usually given to
animals or wasted in sewage; it con-
tains, however, large quantities of salts
and particles of butter and caseine,
which can be utilized by Muller's
method.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05

FELT AGGRIEvED -"They tell me
you have been counting young Miss
Ransom" said the i~nterlocutor. adj
dressing ex-President jenkins, Of the
match company. "How do you get
along in the affair"
"Not very well, sir, l am sorry to
say" answered Mr.. jenkins.
Haven't you proposed to her yetp"
"Oh, my, yes-seyen times"
"Seven timesi And what does she
say2"
"She wants to know every time what
she has ever done TO me.n
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05
INJUSTICE
Convincing Notification OF Wldecass
Public Statements.
To THE READERS OF rms PAPER.


To THE READERS OF THIS PAPER.
In common with many publishers
and editors, we have been accustomed
to look upon certain statements which
we lave seen In u columns as merely
adroit advertising.
Consequently we feel justified In tax.
ing the liberty OF printing O few points
from q private letter recently received
from n of u largest patrons, as
sort Of confession OF faith to our rea.
ders. We quote:
I'VE have convinced ourselves that
by telling what we know to be true,
we have produced at last a permanent
conUicttoa in the public mind. Seven
years ago we stated what the national
disease of this country was, and that II
was rapidly Increasing. Three years
ago we stated that a marked cheek had
been given 1t.
The statistics of one of the largest
life Insurance companies of this
country shows that in 1888 and 1884,
the mortality from kidney disorders did
not increase over the previous years:
other companies stated the same thing.
1t is not presumptuous for us to claim
credit for checking these ravages.
"Seven years ago we stated that the
condition of the kidneys was the key
TO the condition of health; within the
past five years all careful life insurance
companies have conceded the truth of
this statement, for, whereas, ten years
ago, chemical analysis to determine the
condition Of tho ksdDavo mo mot m
CURED. to-day millions Of dollars in
risks are refused, because chemical ex-
animation discovers a~nSuSpected di-
seases of the kidneys.
Seven years ago we stated that the
ravages of Brjght's Disease was insig-
niicant compared with other u%nsuspec-
ted disorders of the kidneys of many
misleading names; that ninety-three
PER cent. of human ailments are at
tributable to deranged kidneys, which
ills the blood with uric acid, or kidney
poison, which causes these many fatal
diseases.
The uric acid, or kidney poison, is
the real cause of the majority of cases
of paralysis, apoplexy, heart disease,
commissions, pneumonia, consumption,
and insanity; over half the victims Of
consumption are first the victims of
diseased kidneys.
"When the recent death of an hon.
ored ex-oGlcial of the United States
was announced, his physician said that
although be was suffering from Bright's
Disease, that was not the cause Of death.
He was not frank enough to admit that
the apoplexy which overlook him In his
bed, was the fatal effect of the kidney
poison in the blood, which had eaten
away the substance of the arteries and
brain; nor was Logan's physician hon.
est enough to state that his fatal rheu-
matism was caused by kidney acid in
the blood.
'If the doctors would state in off,
cial reports the original cause Of death,
the people Of this country would be
alarmed, yea, nearly panic stricken, at
the fearful mortality from kidney dis
ORDERS"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05

If the proposed tunnel should he
made for the relief of about $50 mines
In Gilpin county, Colorado. it would BE-
one of the largest OF tho kind IN the
world. These mines produce about
two million dollars a year. chiefly gold,
of which the total output since its dis
covery In 1859 has been owe thirty
seven millions, besides Three and a halt
millions ia silver.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05

A JUDGE and barrister, being upon
Indifferent terms, a client of the bar
rister making his appearance at the bar
with his face and jaw terribly swelled,
the judge remarked: Mr.. -, this
client of yours would make an excellent
barrister-he's all jaw" which, of
course set the court in a roar of laugh
ter. On silence being obtained, the
barTister remarked:
"My lord, l think he would make i
better judge, for his jaw is all O.. one
side."
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05

The writers Of the above letter give
these facts to the public simply to jas.
tify the CLAIMS that they hare made, that
"if the kidneys and liver are kept In a
healthy condition by the use Of Warmers
safe cure, which hundreds of thousands
have proved to be a specific, when all
other remedies failed, and that has re-
ceivcd the endorsement of the highest
medical talent IN Europe, Australasia
and America, many a life would be
prolonged and the happiness of the peo-
pie preserved. 1t is successful with 80
many different diseases because it and it
alone, can remove the uric acid from
the hood through the kidneys"
Our readers are familiar with the pre-
paratlon named.
Commendation thereof has often ap-
peared In our columns.
We believe 1t to be one of the best, If
not the best ever manufactured. We
know the p%roprietors are men of char
acter and influence.
We are certain they have awakened
a widespread interest in the public
mind concerning the Importance of the
kidneys. We believe with them that
they are the key to health, and that for
their restoration from disease and MAIN
t|enance.in health, there Is nothing equal
to this great remedy.
The proprietors say they do not
glory in this universal prevalence of
disease, but having started out with
the purpose Of spreading the merits of
Warmers safe cure before the world,
because it cured our senior proprietor,
Wh0 lCaS given up By doctors as cart
Die, we feel it our duty to state the
facts and leave the public TO its W
differences. We point to u claims,
and to their paJttcdnd universal uerJfca-
ton with pride, and if the public does
not believe what we say, we tell them
to ask their friends and nelghhors what
they think about our preparations"
AS stated above, we most cordially
commend the perusal of this CORES
pondence by our readers, believing
that in so doing, we are fulfilling a
simple public obligation.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05

PEARS AND APPLEs.-Both pears
and apples will keep best in a cool dry
cellar, laid slngly on latticed shelves.
If they are not to rlpen, the cooler the
cellar the better so that the tempera-
ture is above the freezing point; and if
it should be too moist, fresh lime placed
under the row of shelves will be of
great benefit. Again, If the apples be
packed in dry barrels, and placed under
a shed and protected against al mois-
ture, to remain there until late in No
yember and freezing weather APP
proaches, then remove to a cool dry
cellar, as before mentioned, and the
barrels headed up, is as good as any
way when the quantity on hand is large
and the intention is to keep them over
winter for spring.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-05
Deem Sea

exist in thousands of forms, but are sur
passed by the marvels of invention. Those
VINO are In need of profitable work that can
be lone while living at home should at once
send their address to Hallstt & Co., Port
land, Maine, and receive free, full informa-
ton how either sex, of all ages. a earn
from s. TO $25 per day and upwards where
ever they live. You are started free. Capt.
tai not required. Some have made over
$50 in a single day at this work. All sue
coed.